The salient characteristic of Arthropoda is ___________.

Soft-bodied animals

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Flattened body

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Presence of jointed legs

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Absence of exoskeleton

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Solution

The correct option is A Presence of jointed legs
The phylum Arthropoda is characterized by the presence of jointed legs. They have an exoskeleton made up of chitin so they do not show the soft body feature.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Presence of jointed appendages'.

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The salient characteristic of Arthropoda is ___________.

The correct option is A Presence of jointed legsThe phylum Arthropoda is characterized by the presence of jointed legs. They have an exoskeleton made up of chitin so they do not show the soft body feature.Hence, the correct answer is 'Presence of jointed appendages'.

The correct option is A Presence of jointed legs
The phylum Arthropoda is characterized by the presence of jointed legs. They have an exoskeleton made up of chitin so they do not show the soft body feature.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Presence of jointed appendages'.